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Fort São José (Ibo)

Coordinates: 12°20′41″S 40°34′58″E / 12.34473°S 40.58264°E / -12.34473; 40.58264
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Fort São José of Ibo
Fortim de São José do Ibo
Ibo (Mozambique) in Mozambique
Coordinates12°20′41″S 40°34′58″E / 12.34473°S 40.58264°E / -12.34473; 40.58264
Site information
Controlled byPortugal
Mozambique
ConditionGood
Site history
Built1764
Built byPortuguese Empire

The Fort São José of Ibo (Fortim de São José do Ibo in Portuguese) is one of the three forts built by the Portugal on Ibo Island, Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique.

History

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It was the first fort to be built on Ibo Island, in 1764, to defend the Portuguese settlers and their trade from French, English or Madagascar pirates, and it is located by the islands harbour.[1][2] Initially named Fort Santa Bárbara by governor Caetano Alberto Júdice who had it built, by 1809 it became known as São José.[3][better source needed]

It lost its military function when the fort São João Baptista was built in 1791.

The fort has an approximately rectangular plan, containing the troops' barracks and warehouse, and it was equipped with seven small-caliber iron guns.[4] The corners facing the sea being surmounted by watchhouses. It was restored in 1945 by the Mozambican Historical Monuments and Relics Commission, demolishing the buildings that had been erected between 1899 and 1900 that had de-characterized it.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Correia, Jorge. "Arquitetura Militar, Ibo e Arquipélago das Quirimbas, Cabo Delgado, Moçambique".
  2. ^ "UCCLA convida administrador da Ilha do Ibo a visitar a sua sede | UCCLA". www.uccla.pt. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ^ Gabão, Jaime (2006-08-23). "FORTIFICAÇÕES MILITARES DA ILHA DO IBO". ForEver PEMBA. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  4. ^ Adrobat (15 March 2008). "Pelo leste do sul de África: A Fortaleza e os Fortins do Ibo". Pelo leste do sul de África. Retrieved 2023-01-07.[unreliable source?]